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Adventures in Nature: Bobcat, Tomtit and Dagger Lakes Adventure
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Bobcat, Tomtit and Dagger Lakes Adventure. Jason, Steven and I hiked out way back into the forest East of the Alderleaf property today. In preparation for the school year, Jason wanted to show me around the lakes up there. While we were moved some large outdoor mats from the open grassy area near the barn, we found an interesting creature under the very first one. This little fellow with the black spotted throat is a western toad ( Bufo boreas. Not far off the property we ma...
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Adventures in Nature: November 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Invasive Species, a different perspective. Any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem; and whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. This definition was taken from the website called invasive.org. I had the pleasure of getting to study one particular invasive species - the nutria (Myocastor coypus). It is frig...
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Adventures in Nature: Invasive Species, a different perspective
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Invasive Species, a different perspective. Any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem; and whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. This definition was taken from the website called invasive.org. I had the pleasure of getting to study one particular invasive species - the nutria (Myocastor coypus). It is frig...
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Adventures in Nature: August 2008
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Thursday, August 14, 2008. Urban Wildlife of Seattle's Seward Park. I was working at a summer camp this week at the little forested peninsula that sticks out into Seattle's Lake Washington. It goes by the name of Seward Park. My gratitude goes out to them, to all of the staff at the summer camp and to the park itself. One of the first really exciting things that the children located this week was a relatively fresh aplodontia ( Aplodontia rufa. Carcass on the side of a trail. When we arrived, the bod...
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Adventures in Nature: September 2007
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Friday, September 7, 2007. My friend Phu, and I made a trip out to the semi-arid landscapes of eastern Washington. We were out there for a total of 2 and half days and 2 nights. Our main focus was to get to know and photograph the wild canyons and rolling wheat fields that make up the Palouse region. Here are some highlights from that trip. Both of us thought this was a dramatic start to our trip, and a perhaps positive omen hinting at the incredible things to come. Our lack of experience with it created...
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Adventures in Nature: February 2009
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Monarchs in Pismo Beach. Recently I had the great pleasure to be in the area of Pismo Beach, CA while there was a good number (some 20,000 or so! Monarch butterflies. They overwinter in a stand of eucalyptus not far from the beach. The little grove had a rather other-worldly feel to it when I walked across the street and stepped into its shadows. Initially I only saw a few butterflies perched here and there on railings, low branches and other such places. The sight was incred...
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Adventures in Nature: Urban Wildlife of Seattle's Seward Park
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Thursday, August 14, 2008. Urban Wildlife of Seattle's Seward Park. I was working at a summer camp this week at the little forested peninsula that sticks out into Seattle's Lake Washington. It goes by the name of Seward Park. My gratitude goes out to them, to all of the staff at the summer camp and to the park itself. One of the first really exciting things that the children located this week was a relatively fresh aplodontia ( Aplodontia rufa. Carcass on the side of a trail. When we arrived, the bod...
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Adventures in Nature: January 2008
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Sunday, January 6, 2008. An introduction to Union Bay Natural Area: Turtles. Seattle is the emerald city. Still the greenest city I have seen anywhere, with many parks and green spaces throughout. Surprisingly, wildlife abounds in the city. Crows, owls, eagles, coyotes, raccoons and many other creatures are common through out the city and its many neighborhoods. It is still a wildlife gem. It even shows up in Wikipedia! These turtles are hardy, can tolerate relatively cool temperatures and if it gets too...
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Adventures in Nature: September 2008
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Bobcat, Tomtit and Dagger Lakes Adventure. Jason, Steven and I hiked out way back into the forest East of the Alderleaf property today. In preparation for the school year, Jason wanted to show me around the lakes up there. While we were moved some large outdoor mats from the open grassy area near the barn, we found an interesting creature under the very first one. This little fellow with the black spotted throat is a western toad ( Bufo boreas. Not far off the property we ma...
